Self-checkout promised speed and convenience, but it has quietly become one of the easiest places for criminals to steal card data in bulk. As retailers push more shoppers toward unattended terminals, ...

A study tracked purchases at grocery stores during the rollout of self-checkout between 2008 and 2011. Shoppers were significantly more likely to buy stigmatized items—especially condoms and pregnancy ...

You may have a love or hate relationship with the supermarket's self-checkout lanes. On days when I feel particularly impatient or have a small grocery load, I head for the self-checkout lane, hoping ...

The SW Florida Grocery Shopping Chronicles is a recurring feature discussing local grocery shopping topics. A recent poll asked if shoppers should get a discount for using self-checkout stations.